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| * Press <kbd>⌘⌥F</kbd> (or <kbd>⌘F</kbd> a second time) to search all Macros. | * Press <kbd>⌘⌥F</kbd> (or <kbd>⌘F</kbd> a second time) to search all Macros. | ||
| * If you enter simple text, it will search for any text in any Action, or Macro Name, that contains that text. | * If you enter simple text, it will search for any text in any Action, or Macro Name, that contains that text. | ||
| - | * To better restrict the Search, use [[:manual/Search_Strings|Search Qualifiers]]. | + | * To better restrict the Search, use [[:manual/Search_Strings|Search Strings]]. |
| * Tap a modifiers key to enter the corresponding modifier symbol. | * Tap a modifiers key to enter the corresponding modifier symbol. | ||
| * The _Macros Column_ will be filtered to only matching macros. | * The _Macros Column_ will be filtered to only matching macros. | ||
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| ===== Editing ===== | ===== Editing ===== | ||
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| Edit mode may be toggled on/off by clicking the BUTTON{{{Edit}}} button on the Bottom Toolbar, or by selecting the menu _View > Stop/Start Editing Macros_. Note that macros are saved immediately after every change (there is a small “dirty” marker in the bottom right corner of the editor window that shows when the save occurs). There is no need to ever turn off Edit mode, or do anything else to have your macro changes be recognised by the Keyboard Maestro Engine. | Edit mode may be toggled on/off by clicking the BUTTON{{{Edit}}} button on the Bottom Toolbar, or by selecting the menu _View > Stop/Start Editing Macros_. Note that macros are saved immediately after every change (there is a small “dirty” marker in the bottom right corner of the editor window that shows when the save occurs). There is no need to ever turn off Edit mode, or do anything else to have your macro changes be recognised by the Keyboard Maestro Engine. | ||
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| When you are in Edit Mode and you select a Macro, you can edit its behaviour. | When you are in Edit Mode and you select a Macro, you can edit its behaviour. | ||
| - | {{ macro-editor-marked.png?nolink&937x694 | Macro Editor }} | + | {{ macro-editor-marked.png?nolink&937x737 | Macro Editor }} |
| - **//Icon and Name//** 1️⃣ You can adjust the icon by double clicking the icon and selecting an image in the [[Icon Chooser]] and you can change the name of the Macro. | - **//Icon and Name//** 1️⃣ You can adjust the icon by double clicking the icon and selecting an image in the [[Icon Chooser]] and you can change the name of the Macro. | ||
| - | - **//Enabled//** 2️⃣ You can enable or disable the macro with this checkbox (a macro must be enabled for it to be available to be triggered (executed) - its parent macro group must also be enabled and active). | + | - **//Enabled//** 2️⃣ You can enable or disable the macro with this checkbox. \\ A macro must be enabled for it to be available to be triggered (executed) - its parent macro group must also be enabled and active. |
| - **//Triggers//** 3️⃣ You can add [[Macro Triggers]] to the macro which control when the macro will run. | - **//Triggers//** 3️⃣ You can add [[Macro Triggers]] to the macro which control when the macro will run. | ||
| - | - **//Triggers//** 4️⃣ You can add more than one trigger to define different ways that you can start the macro. | + | - **//More Triggers//** 4️⃣ You can add more than one trigger to define different ways that you can start the macro. |
| - | - **//Actions//** 5️⃣ You then add one more [[Macro Actions]] which definite when the macro does when it runs. | + | - **//Actions//** 5️⃣ You then add one or more [[Macro Actions]] which definite when the macro does when it runs. |
| - **//New Action//** 6️⃣ Click the New Action button to add additional actions. | - **//New Action//** 6️⃣ Click the New Action button to add additional actions. | ||
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| ==== Macro Groups ==== | ==== Macro Groups ==== | ||
| - | When you are in Edit Mode, and you select a Macro Group, you can edit its configuration. | + | You can select a Macro Group to edit it (turn on Edit Mode if necessary by clicking the BUTTON{{{EDIT}}} button). |
| - | {{ macro-group-marked.png?nolink&937 | Macro Group Editor }} | + | {{ macro-group-marked.png?nolink&937x731 | Macro Group Editor }} |
| - | You can adjust the icon by double clicking the icon 1️⃣ and selecting an image in the Icon Chooser and you can change the name of the Macro. | + | You can adjust the icon by double clicking the icon 1️⃣ and selecting an image in the Icon Chooser and you can change the name of the Macro Group. |
| - | For a Macro to be available to trigger, it must be enabled and its parent Macro Group must be enabled 2️⃣, and active. The configurations for the Macro Group control when it will be active, and thus when the macros it contains will be active (available to be triggered and executed). | + | For a Macro to be available to trigger, it must be enabled and its parent Macro Group must be enabled 2️⃣, and active. The configuration for the Macro Group controls when it will be active, and thus when the macros it contains will be active (available to be triggered and executed). |
| You can adjust whether the macro group is enabled 2️⃣, whether it is only active in some specific applications 3️⃣ (ie, when they are at the front, and their menu bar is showing), whether it is only active in specific windows 4️⃣, whether it is only active when you explicitly toggle it on or off, and whether and how it shows a palette containing its macros 5️⃣ and whether and how the macro group displays in the menu bar 6️⃣. | You can adjust whether the macro group is enabled 2️⃣, whether it is only active in some specific applications 3️⃣ (ie, when they are at the front, and their menu bar is showing), whether it is only active in specific windows 4️⃣, whether it is only active when you explicitly toggle it on or off, and whether and how it shows a palette containing its macros 5️⃣ and whether and how the macro group displays in the menu bar 6️⃣. | ||
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| ==== Smart Groups ==== | ==== Smart Groups ==== | ||
| - | When you are in Edit Mode, and you select a Smart Group, you can edit its search settings. | + | You can select a Smart Group to edit its search settings (turn on Edit Mode if necessary by clicking the BUTTON{{{Edit}}} button). |
| {{ smart-group-marked.png?nolink&937x396 | Smart Group Editor }} | {{ smart-group-marked.png?nolink&937x396 | Smart Group Editor }} | ||
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